Continuatively

/kənˈtɪn.u.ə.tɪv.li/ adverb

Definition

In a continuative manner; in a way that serves to continue or extend; with an emphasis on ongoing action.

Etymology

From continuative plus -ly suffix. A highly technical adverb, primarily used in linguistic or grammatical description.

Kelly Says

You'll see continuatively almost exclusively in linguistics papers discussing aspect and tense—it's the kind of word scholars create when they need precision about how languages mark whether an action is ongoing versus completed.

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